Employee wellbeing is still too often discussed as a leadership issue – focused on tone, visibility and empathy – rather than as a management issue shaped by workload, prioritisation and pace. Our data shows that this distinction matters
Leadership burnout is no longer an abstract risk buried in HR reports – it is showing up in exit interviews, stalled strategies and fraying executive teams
The dismissal was unjust and harsh, the Fair Work Commission finds
The New South Wales Government recently revealed that the average distress claim now costs $288,000, doubled in just six years
For years, organisations have framed psychosocial harm as a leadership failure problem. If a team is burnt out, disengaged or psychologically unsafe, the assumption is often that a “bad manager” sits at the centre of it. But that narrative is increasingly both inaccurate and dangerous.
When is mental distress enough to excuse a filing delay? Fair Work answers
